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Americans remain bitter about basketball defeat 50 years ago

  • The Big Read

On a grassy bank outside the Olympic Stadium in Munich, a series of plaques record the name of every gold medallist at the 1972 Games.

Germany.By a strange coincidence, there was also another controversial medal presentation after the men's hockey

 The Pakistan Hockey Federation was originally suspended as part of what were described as "grave


Olympic gold medal-winning Lamoureux twins to be inducted into US Hockey Hall of Fame

  • Ice Hockey

Lamoureux-Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando are two of this year's headline inductees to the United States Hockey

These five individuals have had a tremendously positive impact on hockey in America," USA Hockey President

We look forward to honouring them as the 50th class of the US Hockey Hall of Fame in November."

20 years.Earlier in the competition, Lamoureux-Davidson set a record for the fastest consecutive ice hockey

It's not just the medals we won, but the change we made for women's hockey."

to end an end last year ©Getty ImagesThe goaltender was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the ice hockey


Pakistan Olympic Association backs weightlifting leaders in dispute over "biased" ban

  • Weightlifting

The Pakistan Weightlifting Federation (PWLF), which faces exclusion from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, has vowed to ignore a "biased, arbitrary and unfair" ban imposed by a Government body which found "serious irregularities in its functioning, corrupt practices and violation of the anti-doping code".

The Pakistan Hockey Federation, also suspended by the PSB, had likewise refused to accept the decision.Talha



Paris 2024 update set to feature on day one of IOC Executive Board meeting

  • Paris 2024

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board is poised to stage its fifth meeting of the year here tomorrow and on Friday (September 9), with an update on Paris 2024 set to be provided.

recommendations "grossly violate" the principles of the Olympic Movement, and Russia's two-time ice hockey


Crisis-hit NOCs set to be discussed at IOC Executive Board's penultimate meeting of year

  • Olympics

Uncertainty surrounds the status of the Guatemalan Olympic Committee (COG) and Indian Olympic Association (IOA) going into the two-day International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board meeting due to begin here tomorrow.

Mumbai.Narinder Batra resigned as IOA President in July, also relinquishing his leadership of the International Hockey


Russian Olympic champions preparing to appeal to IOC President over ban

  • Olympics

Russia’s Olympic champions are poised to appeal to International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach in a bid to justify the decision to ban them from global sporting competitions.

Double Olympic ice hockey gold medallist and former Russian Sports Minister Viacheslav Fetisov told Russia's

Physical Culture and Sports, has questioned the reasoning behind the IOC's ban.Fetisov, who claimed ice hockey


Finland to meet Switzerland in 2023 Men's World Junior Ice Hockey Championship opener

  • Ice Hockey

The schedule for the 2023 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Men's World Junior Championship

The 2023 World Juniors will be an unforgettable celebration of hockey across the Maritimes [region of

wait to drop the puck on Boxing Day," said Dean McIntosh, vice-president of events and properties at Hockey

on New Year's Eve, this year's schedule is extremely competitive and will showcase the best under-20 hockey

 Organisers blamed its out-of-sync hosting in August, as well as the ongoing Hockey Canada sexual

 Hockey Canada previously made a settlement with a woman who accused several members of the 2018


Olympic speed skating champion Zhang among those selected to WADA Athlete Council

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Zhang Hong, the Chinese speed skater who claimed gold at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, has become one of the 13 members selected to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Athlete Council so far.

this group by Kenyan former rugby sevens player and IOC member Humphrey Kayange, two-time women's ice hockey

Olympian Clare Egan of the United States, Croatian Para volleyball player Ivan Ćosić, two-time German ice hockey


Bozon to continue as France ice hockey coach into Milan Cortina 2026 qualifying

  • Milan Cortina 2026

Philippe Bozon has extended his contract as head coach of the men's ice hockey team of France by another

qualify his team for the Games, he is set to lead the nation at the next Winter Olympics.The French Ice Hockey

President, Pierre-Yves Gerbeau, said his ability to keep France in the top league at the Men's World Ice Hockey

France remained in the top tier of the Men's Ice Hockey World Championship this year ©Getty ImagesThe


Jenner strikes twice to clinch IIHF Women's World Championship for Canada

  • Ice Hockey

Olympic gold medallists Canada successfully defended their title at the International Ice Hockey Federation

final at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the US were seeking a measure of revenge at Herning's KVIK Hockey

, with Nicole Vallario grabbing a consolation in the third.The fifth-place match was held at Scanel Hockey



Tardif hopes IIHF will be involved in organising 2024 World Cup of Hockey

  • Ice Hockey

International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) President Luc Tardif is hopeful of the worldwide governing

body being involved in the organisation of a World Cup of Hockey in 2024, which is being planned by

the National Hockey League (NHL).

to Tardif and IIHF general secretary Matti Nurminen, leading to a meeting with National Federations, Hockey

Europe and the Alliance of European Hockey Clubs on August 31 to discuss the World Cup of Hockey."

The World Cup of Hockey was last held in 2016, won by Canada ©Getty ImagesThe World Cup of Hockey was


Hockey Canada funding investigation into sexual assault allegations against 2003 junior national team

  • Ice Hockey

Hockey Canada is funding an independent third-party investigator to look into allegations made against

It is part of Hockey Canada's attempts to regain the trust of the ice hockey community and the Canadian

in respect of the allegations and to determine whether there has been a violation of any applicable Hockey

Championship - and won a silver medal.Of the 22 players on that team, 21 later appeared in the National Hockey